Ron, You didn't mention O/S, so I'm assuming some unix variant. Try this: cd /top/level/of/directory/hierarchy/to/be/searched find . -exec grep -l sqlplus {} \; -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Smith, Ron L. Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:13 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Grep entire file system Does anyone have a command that will grep for all files in a file system that contain a string like "sqlplus"? I can do it within a directory, but I want it to look at all the directories. Thanks! Ron ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------